2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics

1 Joshua Ola-Joseph

  • Position Forward
  • Class Junior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 215
  • Hometown Brooklyn Park, MN
  • High School Compass Prep School (AZ)
  • Prev School Minnesota
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Accolades
  • All-ACC Academic Team (2024-25)
  • All-Big Ten Academic Team (2023-24)

At Cal
2024-25 (Jr.)
  • Opted to enter the transfer portal following the 2024-25 season
  • Provided key minutes for the Golden Bears in 24 games played
  • Averaged 7.2 points & 3.8 rebounds in 17.5 minutes played per game
  • Primarily came off the bench in ACC play; started 10 of Cal's first 12 contests
  • Missed 7 consecutive games & 8 of Cal's final 10 due to an injury
  • Led team in rebounding 6 times, including a 7-rebound effort at No. 3 Duke (Feb. 12)
  • Had a career-high 8 rebounds in back-to-back games vs. Stanford (Dec. 7) & Cornell (Dec. 10)
  • 8 double-figure scoring performances (4 in ACC play)
  • Team leader in 3-point field-goal percentage (36.5%); knocked down multiple 3-pointers in 7 games
  • Scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting (3-of-5 3FG) in just 16 minutes in win vs. NC State (Feb. 5)
  • Had the hot hand in 14-point effort (5 of 8 FG, 3 of 5 3FG) in win over Florida State (Jan. 22)
  • Big impact down the stretch of road win at USC (Nov. 17); tallied 6 points & 7 rebounds in 10 second-half minutes played
  • Exploded for career-high 21 points with 5 3-pointers in loss to Cornell (Dec. 10)
  • 1 of 10 scholarship transfers to join the Golden Bears during the 2024 offseason

Before Cal
2023-24 (So.) (Minnesota)
  • Made 19 starts and played in 29 games for the Golden Gophers as a sophomore
  • Averaged 7.5 points & 2.2 rebounds in 15.7 minutes played per game
  • Shot 60.9% (84-of-138) from the floor & 40.6% (13-of-32) in limited attempts from 3-point range
  • Scored in double figures 13 times, including nine consecutive games between Dec. 6-Jan. 15
  • Scored a season-high 17 points in a win vs. FGCU (Dec. 9); made a career-high three 3-pointers
  • Poured in 15 points twice vs. Nebraska (Dec. 6) & Iowa (Jan. 15)
  • Pulled down a season-high five rebounds four times
  • Academic All-Big Ten selection
2022-23 (Fr.) (Minnesota)
  • Played in all 31 games & made 24 starts as a freshman
  • Was fifth on the team in scoring with 7.4 points per game & added 2.7 rebounds in 22.1 minutes played
  • Shot 54.5% (96-of-176) from the floor, second best among all Golden Gophers
  • Scored in double figures 11 times, including four times in a five-game span between Feb. 1-20
  • Posted season highs of 17 points & eight rebounds at Rutgers (Feb. 1)
  • 12-point (6-of-8 shooting), 4-rebound performance in 32 minutes played vs. Nebraska (Jan. 7)
  • Had a two-block effort at Northwestern (Jan. 28)
  • Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers (2-of-3) in a double-figure scoring effort vs. Penn State (Feb. 18)
  • First collegiate start came vs. Purdue (Jan. 19); scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting
  • Scored six points in his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Western Michigan (Nov. 7)
High School
  • Graduated from AZ Compass Prep School (Chandler, Arizona) in 2022
  • Finished his prep career with one season at Compass Prep & played in 10 games
  • Played at Osseo High School (Osseo, Minnesota) prior to his time at Compass Prep
  • Averaged 16.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists & 3.0 blocks as a junior at Osseo
  • Averaged 13.5 PPG & had a 36-point game as a sophomore at Osseo
  • Also played with D1 Minnesota's AAU program
  • Was listed as the 166th recruit nationally
Personal
  • Parents are Taiwo & Abraham
  • Birthdate: Sept. 15, 2003

Statistics

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